Just because I’m more likely to post kooky shit than Kevin, doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate high quality, long-lasting traditional work. (Especially if there’s a dinosaur involved.)

Tattoo by Steve Byrne at Rock of the Ages Tattooing in Austin, TX.

You’ve read our previous posts about Dan Smith’s straight edge book, With the Light of Truth, but you’ve never seen this video.

If you’re not familiar with the book, read more about it here and buy yourself a copy of it here.

Episode 1 of Marcus Kuhn’s The Gypsy Gentleman was filmed here in NYC–watch it here, if you haven’t already–and like most of you, I was praying there were more episodes to come. Sure enough, Mr. Kuhn did not disappoint. For episode 2, the crew headed to Austin, TX to speak with Tony Hundahl and Steve Byrne–further proof that not only is Marcus committed to doing this project right, but bringing in the best names to help him in the process.

They’ve gone so far as to tell us what to expect in Episode 3: San Francisco!

You simply can’t go wrong with a ‘Rock of Ages’ tattoo, especially when Steve Byrne is doing it.

Tattoo by Steve Byrne at Rock of the Ages Tattooing in Austin, TX.

While I’m not straight egde, I’m very excited to get my hands on a copy of With the Light of Truth. For those of you who are unsure what exactly this book is, here’s the description from the website:

A collection of Straight Edge related tattoos and art and profiles of some of the best tattoo artists in the world.

The book is now available for $50, while I know that’s a lot money – you can clearly see it’s done right. If you need more convincing, check out this list of artists involved in the book:

DJ ROSE, GREZ, ADRIAN MONAHAN, SHANE B, MATT BAGWELL, DEAN PARKIN, CHAD SONER, DAN SMITH, RANDY HALL, SIMON ERL, STEVE BYRNE, KEVIN BYERS, CHRIS STUART, MANEKO, RON FOX, DAVE QUIGGLE, FRANK CARTER, TERRY JACKS, MARK JACKSON, SOAP, MIKE TOMMYROT, PHILLIP SZLOSEK, MITCH LOVE, STEVIE EDGE, ERICH FOSTER, BEAU BRADY, JASON FRANK, JIM SYLVIA, JAVIER RODRIGUEZ, PATRICK HANEY, ERIC MICHAEL SCHAUFFELE, NICO ACOSTA, AXEL RIO, IAN WHITE, JESSE GABRIEL, JASON ANTHONY, PAUL NYCZ, JUSTIN JARRELL, MATT KERLEY, JOHN RAFTERY, SANTU ALTAMIRANO, JOHN DEWEESE, NATE CLICK, DUSTY NEAL, OLLIE, LARS LUNDQUIST, KC LANGE, MARINA INOUE, RODRIGO BOTERO, BRAD STEVENS, ALEX FRANKLIN, ANNIE WALKER, ADAM SAGE, GASTON FUNES, NICK LUIT, MIKE LUSSIER, CHAZ OTTO